Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Strong
Jim Strong: 12th pct vs Mike DeBord: 8th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Jim StrongMike DeBord
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jim Strong vs Mike DeBord
Jim Strong: 8th pct vs Mike DeBord: 8th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Mike DeBord vs Jim Strong
Mike DeBord: 96th pct vs Jim Strong: 94th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Strong vs Mike DeBord
Jim Strong: 0 titles vs Mike DeBord: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Strong vs Mike DeBord
Jim Strong: 4 seasons vs Mike DeBord: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Strong
Jim Strong: 38.6% vs Mike DeBord: 26.1%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Mike DeBord and Jim Strong look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarMike DeBord and Jim Strong look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Strong
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -20.4
7th pct
Lower end
Mike DeBord
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -18.7
9th pct
Lower end
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Jim StrongMike DeBord
EliteStrongAverageLean
1990Actual season year • SRS range -21.8 to -15.42003
Active comparison point
Jim Strong • 1993
1993 UNLV
Best seasonBiggest improvement3-8 • SRS -15.4 • SP Overall -17.0
Win %
27.3%
YoY SRS
+5.8
SP Off / Def
27.1 / 40.6
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Mike DeBord
Nearest year 2000 • Central Michigan
2-9 • SRS -21.8 • SP Overall -17.8
Jim Strong holds a 6.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.3 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Strong | |||||
| UNLV | 1990-1993 | 4 | 17-27 | -18.4 | -15.4 |
| Mike DeBord | |||||
| Central Michigan | 2000-2003 | 4 | 12-34 | -18.6 | -16.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Strong
17-27 • 38.6% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
12th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
UNLV 1993
SRS -15.4
Worst Season
UNLV 1992
SRS -21.2
Biggest Improvement
UNLV 1993
5.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Mike DeBord
12-34 • 26.1% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Central Michigan 2001
SRS -16.0
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2000
SRS -21.8
Biggest Improvement
Central Michigan 2001
5.8 SRS